Free Marketing Plan Template by Hubspot
Free Marketing Plan Template by Hubspot
Free Marketing Plan Template by Hubspot
Our Objective
Summarize the role your company’s marketing department plays to the growth of your
business. This statement should reflect your overall strategy outlined in the pages that
follow.
Author(s) of Document
[Email address]
Table of Contents
1. Business Summary
o Company Name
o Marketing Leadership Team
o Headquarters, Office Locations
o Mission Statement
o SWOT Analysis
2. Business Initiatives
o Overarching initiatives
Marketing initiatives, goals, metrics
3. Target Market
o Industry Name
o Buyer Persona(s)
o Competitive Analysis
4. Market Strategy
o Product
o Price
o Promotion
o People
o Process
o Physical Evidence
5. Budget
6. Marketing Channels
Business Summary
Our Company
[Company name] is a company headquartered in [location of HQ] with offices in [satellite office
locations]. The company’s mission is to [mission statement].
[Marketing Leader 2] is [company name]’s [job title of Marketing Leader 2]. S/he will [brief job
description of Marketing Leader 2].
[Marketing Leader 3] is [company name]’s [job title of Marketing Leader 3]. S/he will [brief job
description of Marketing Leader 3].
[Marketing Leader 4] is [company name]’s [job title of Marketing Leader 4]. S/he will [brief job
description of Marketing Leader 4].
SWOT Analysis
As [company name]’s marketing team, we want to help the brand lean into what it does well,
improve what it doesn’t, capitalize on what it can do, and defend against what could challenge
it. With that in mind, here is our SWOT analysis for [current year].
Initiative 1
Description: [Example: Over the next 12 months, we’ll work on building a blog property that
becomes a go-to resource for our customers’ burning questions -- and our number-one source of
leads month over month.]
Goal of initiative: [Example: To increase our website’s rank on Google and create critical top-of-
the-funnel marketing content that helps our sales team start more conversations with
prospects.]
Metrics to measure success: [Example: 50,000 organic page views per month / 10 content
downloads per month]
Initiative 2
Description:
Goal of initiative:
Initiative 3
Description:
Goal of initiative:
[Industry 1]
This includes [sub-industries where your business might target more specific segments of your
audience]. [Example: Industry 1: Food and Beverage. This includes bar & grills, breweries,
steakhouses, etc.]
[Industry 2]
This includes [sub-industries where your business might target more specific segments of your
audience]. [Example: Industry 2: Human Resources. This includes recruitment, people
operations, etc.]
Buyer Personas
Within our target market(s), we’ve identified the following buyer personas to represent our
ideal customers:
[Buyer Persona 1]
[Buyer Persona 1] is [age range] years old. S/he works in [job title or industry name] for a living
and spends his/her free time [describe lifestyle, family size, etc.]. Ultimately, [Buyer Persona 1]
wants [personal or professional challenge(s) that your business will try to solve].
[Buyer Persona 2]
[Buyer Persona 1] is [age range] years old. S/he works in [job title or industry name] for a living
and spends his/her free time [describe lifestyle, family size, etc.]. Ultimately, [Buyer Persona 1]
wants [personal or professional challenge(s) that your business will try to solve].
Competitive Analysis
Within our target market(s), we expect to compete with the following companies:
[Company 1]
Products we compete with: [This competitor’s product/service, what it does, and what it might
do better than yours]
Other ways we compete: [Example: This competitor has a blog that ranks highly on Google for
many of the same keywords we would like to write content on]
[Company 2]
[Company 3]
[Company 4]
Price
[How much are you selling this product for? Is it competitive? Realistic for your customers’
budget? Will you run any seasonal promotions/discounts associated with this product?]
Promotion
[How will you promote this product? Think more deeply than your blog or social media
channels. What about this content will drive value into your product?]
People
[Who in the marketing department plays a role in your market strategy? Describe what each of
them, or each team, will do to bring your market strategy success.]
Process
[How will the product be delivered to your customer? Is it an ongoing service? How you support
their success with your product?]
Physical Evidence
[Where is your product displayed? If you sell an intangible product, how would customers
produce visible evidence of your business?]
Budget
Over the course of [current year], given the cash allotted to the Marketing team, we expect to
invest in the following items to ensure we meet the objectives outlined in this marketing plan:
Event 1 [Hosting]
Event 2 [Attending]
Pay-per-click (Google)
[Website/Publication 1]
Purpose of channel: [Example: Brand Awareness]
Metrics to measure success: [Example: 50,000 unique page views per month]
[Website/Publication 2]
Purpose of channel:
[Website/Publication 3]
Purpose of channel:
[Social Network 1]
Purpose of channel:
[Social Network 2]
Purpose of channel:
[Social Network 3]
Purpose of channel: